Acatenango is a stratovolcano in Guatemala, close to the city of Antigua. The volcano has two peaks, Pico Mayor and Yepocapa which is also known as Tres Hermanas.
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⛰️ Highland spots ⛰️ Mountain spots 🌲 Ecoregion spots Landscape spots 🏕️ Camping spots Natural landscape spots ️🏜️ Dune spots ⛰️ Hill spotsAcatenango is a volcano in Guatemala. A neighbour of Volcán de Fuego just to the south and Volcán de Agua to the southeast, it is located southwest of Guatemala City.
The Acatenango volcano has not erupted since about 1925 and it's one of the highest volcanoes in Central America, with a peak of 3976m, is made up of two peaks: Yepocapa and Pico.
The volcano is well known for its treks and its incredible landscapes.There are precautions to take for this great hike, bring good hiking shoes, warm clothes, water, food tents, sleeping bags... Make sure you know what you're getting into before you go to this adventure !
The good news is that you don't need to be an expert. In fact, the guiding services are so good that they are considered an activity that is accessible to everyone. You just need to be in good physical shape to be able to make it to the end.
Not really, late October is the end of the rainy season so you may get rain.
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Chimaltenango is a department of Guatemala. The capital is Chimaltenango.